Registro fotográfico de tres especies de felinos (Carnivora: Felidae) simpátricos en el Parque Nacional Machalilla, costa del Ecuador

The Machalilla National Park (PNM) located in the Tumbes-Choco-Magdalena hotspot in western Ecuador, contains high levels of biodiversity and endemism; however, it presents a constant loss and degradation of its habitat due to anthropogenic activity. In this work, the presence of wild cats within the protected area of the PNM was determined. 60 trap cameras were located within the 56,184 ha of the PNM land area, between the months of October 2018 and February 2019. During this period, the presence of three species of wild cats was detected: ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), margay (Leopardus wiedii) and yaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi). This note presents a particular case in which the presence of the three feline species was reported coinciding in one of the trap chambers